BDCS - Preschool (9a)
9a Gorrell Ave, Bourke NSW 2840
BDCS - Preschool (9a) is a long day care centre in Bourke NSW 2840, run by Bourke & District Children's Services. It is approved for 39 children. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed May 2026. It is one of 4 services in Bourke; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 39
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 17/09/2013
- Last assessed
- May 2026
Services offered
- Long day care
- Preschool / kindergarten
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- 9a Gorrell Ave, Bourke NSW 2840
- 02 6872 3140
- 02 6870 1500
- australiaparents.com
Opening hours
- Monday
- 8:30am to 5:00pm
- Tuesday
- 8:30am to 5:00pm
- Wednesday
- 12:00am to 12:00am
- Thursday
- 8:30am to 5:00pm
- Friday
- 8:30am to 5:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
BDCS - Preschool (9a) sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in New South Wales averaged $14.85 an hour in the June quarter 2026, before the Child Care Subsidy. Services report their current fees and vacancies on StartingBlocks.gov.au, or you can call and ask.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (Oct 2024)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentOct 2024 | PreviousJul 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Working Towards |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Bourke
- BDCS - Childcare (9b) 81 places Long day care
- BDCS - Outside School Hours Care 39 places Outside school hours care
- Bourke Public School Early Years Transition Centre 20 places Preschool / kindergarten
Service details, ratings and hours: ACECQA National Registers, export of 29 October 2026. Average fees: Department of Education, Child Care Subsidy data report, June quarter 2026. Locations are suburb centres. Confirm fees, hours and vacancies with the service. About this data.
About Bourke
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 1,699
- Median age
- 35
- Household income /wk
- $1,560
- Median rent /wk
- $180
- Avg household size
- 2.5